We have accepted the challenge to write 365 short stories in 365 days. Can we do it?

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Are you in bed yet?

"Dad can I have a bed time story?"

"Sure, what do you want it to be about?"

"A beautiful princess and her prince!"

"AAARRRGGGG!!! Wrong. We are all out of sweet stories. Tonight we havethe adventures of Anthony the littlest Zombie! He ate the flesh of thelast unicorn, and learned to fly."

The little girl starts to sniff, and dad asks, "Why are you crying?This is a happy story."

"No, the little unicorn was eaten!"

"The unicorn was fat and weak. The end."

"What happened to Anthony?"

"Oh, after he learned to fly he ate all the children's brains whoweren't in bed on time. Good night love." He kissed her forehead, andleft the room. She pulled her covers up to her eyes. As she looked atthe clock, she started to cry again. It was almost nine.